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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been vocal about its intention to aggressively build its online business, but there’s one thing it needs to change first: Getting its own in-store shoppers to shop at Walmart.com.

Saying the annual cost of a Prime subscription had held steady for nine years, Amazon told subscribers early Thursday that the price would jump $20 upon their next renewal. Here’s a screen capture of the letter sent to one of the reported 20 million–plus subscribers to the free-shipping and video-streaming service: If you received this […]

As news headlines centered around Christmas blues caused by UPS shipping delays, Amazon’s announcement on Thursday that it just had a record-setting holiday season for its Amazon Prime membership that promised two free-day shipping almost seemed to come at an ironic time.

After online sales hit a record on Thanksgiving day, Cyber Monday sales managed to deliver their own record with the help of retailers like Wal-Mart promising the widest assortment of deals and lower shipping rates, and Amazon unveiling new deals every 10 minutes.

Ahead of its analyst meeting on Tuesday, investors have several questions for Wal-Mart Stores. Among them: What’s the plan to reverse two straight quarters of falling comparable-sales at Walmart U.S., its biggest unit?

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